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Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2004 Matthew Bechard |
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D. on the election, tax cuts and REITs Bill Frist, who was one of the nation's pre-eminent transplant surgeons before being elected to the Senate in 1994, has been a leading voice on many critical issues: including health care, bioterrorism and national security, and education. |
Managed Care October 2005 Martin Sipkoff |
The Lure of Tax Reform Politicians on both sides of the aisle are considering tax reforms as a way of fixing the health care system. What might it mean for health plans? |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Jill Wechsler |
New Ballgame in Washington Republican gains in Congress create uncertainty for health reform, drug regulation, and biomedical research |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Jim Arbury |
A Second Term for Bush Has Policy Implications The implications for the apartment sector, in particular, and the broader real estate industry are numerous. |
Managed Care March 2004 John Carroll |
Mental Health Parity's Nice, But Is Federal Bill Too Costly? There's a big push for passage this year, but don't hold your breath. Many feel that such a measure would be too expensive. |
Managed Care November 2007 John Carroll |
Plans Unsettled By Prospect of Democrat in White House The health insurance industry might be able to help itself by coming up with ideas to influence the presidential debate. |
Managed Care March 2001 |
Bush: Medicare Drug Benefit Tied To Overall Reform Working quickly, President Bush has drafted the first half of his prescription drug plan for Medicare and sent it to Congress... |
Managed Care March 2005 John Carroll |
Going on the Offensive Against Defensive Medicine The $60 billion to $108 billion that could be saved through tort reform would help 2.4 million to 4.3 million uninsured get coverage, the government claims. |
Reason November 2004 Ronald Bailey |
Mandatory Health Insurance Now! It will save private medicine in the U.S. -- and spur medical innovation. |
Salon.com February 21, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Bush to Democrats: I'm your man, not McCain A Bush liaison tries to work with Democrats on a patients bill of rights -- but only if his former campaign rival is not involved... |
BusinessWeek November 18, 2010 Drew Armstrong |
Guess Who Opposes Reversing the Individual Mandate in Health Reform? As Republicans take aim at the individual mandate in the health reform law, health-care industry groups are lobbying to preserve it. |
Managed Care July 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein |
Tilt of Senate to Democrats Speeded Debate on Patients' Rights The Senate debate over the Patients' Bill of Rights made for great theater, but was the outcome ever in doubt? |
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
Kerry's Health Plan: Coverage For (Almost) All As insurance premiums soar, and worries over joblessness take hold of many Americans, health insurance has emerged as a potent issue that could tip the balance in this year's Presidential election. |
Insurance & Technology January 28, 2010 |
Full Text: Obama's State of the Union Address The following are remarks U.S. President Barack Obama made during his State of the Union Wednesday before a joint session of Congress in Washington. |
BusinessWeek February 24, 2010 Paula Dwyer |
How the Political Gridlock in Washington Might End Anger at Washington and midterm elections are driving both parties to recalibrate their self-interest. A tentative bipartisanship is emerging. |
Salon.com March 30, 2001 Jake Tapper |
McCain-Feingold seems a done deal After a dramatic final tussle, the first sweeping campaign reform since the 1970s seems ready to pass the Senate... |
InternetNews November 18, 2005 Roy Mark |
Getting Along Over Tech? Just think what a little bipartisanship could actually accomplish for technology policy in this country. |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Weekly Walk of Shame: Partisan Posturing on Health-Care Reform Our portfolios may not like it, but our pocketbooks need health-care reform. |
Managed Care June 2001 |
Bush Takes Sides On Patient Rights: Limited Liability President Bush has weighed in on liability, supporting a patients-rights proposal crafted in the Senate by Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican, and Louisiana Democrat John Breaux... |
Bio-IT World February 11, 2005 John Russell |
Frist's Fantastic Visions Realizing Senate majority leader Bill Frist's vision for the future of healthcare and the drug industry, laden with predictable "privatization" economic arguments and transforming technologies, will be quite a challenge. |
Managed Care May 2007 John Carroll |
Mental Health Parity Gets Closer to Reality Consensus seems to be building over a Senate bill that is acceptable to some health plans and employers. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Alexandra Starr |
Democrats: A Hill Too Far? Not so long ago, Democrats were bragging that they could win back the Senate this November -- and it didn't seem like bravado. Now, two seats short of a Senate majority, the party faces a risk of backsliding. |
Managed Care August 2000 |
Competing Bills Put Drug Benefit In Medicare Analysts say chances of a Medicare drug benefit passing the Senate are slim. The Senate began debate on competing bills after the House narrowly passed a Republican-backed prescription benefit proposal. |
Investment Advisor October 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Implications of a Republican-Controlled Congress The consensus is pretty clear: The mid-term elections could result in Republicans taking control of the House and gaining more seats in the Senate. |
Managed Care February 2005 Martin Sipkoff |
Power to the People: Newt's Battle Cry An interview with former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich, who strongly favors a free-market overhaul of the health care system that would change the way consumers behave. Should you worry? |
Salon.com June 13, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Health showdown looms on Capitol Hill The patients bill of rights shapes up as the first true battle between Bush and the newly aligned Congress... |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Health-Care Reform: It's Not Over Yet Massachusetts has spoken with its election of Scott Brown to the Senate. What's up next? |
Managed Care October 2002 John Carroll |
National Mental Health Parity Bill Poised To Pass This Time Around After years of skirmishing over mental health parity, the battle lines are drawn. Troops are armed with a cache of talking points and data -- pro and con. And, after a brief summer truce, another big showdown looms on Capitol Hill. |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 Seth Jayson |
More Scrutiny of Senator's Good Fortune Federal prosecutors and the SEC want to know more about Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's timely stock sale of hospital operator HCA. |
CFO November 1, 2003 Russ Banham |
Unequal Justice The Bush Administration's broad hope for tort reform has now been limited to class-action legislation. |
BusinessWeek July 22, 2010 Salant et al. |
The Republicans' Money Momentum The GOP is out-raising Democrats in races for open Senate and House seats, a sign of more trouble for Obama's party in November. |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2010 Brian Orelli |
What Bipartisan Health-Care Reform Means for Investors Republicans and Democrats will debate on TV, but little may come of it. |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: The Healthcare Crisis How dire is the healthcare and retirement planning situation in America? A raft of proposals are floated to address the issue. |
InternetNews January 28, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
House Expected to OK Billions for Broadband A House vote on the stimulus package is likely to fall along party lines, while Senate debate is seen as more conciliatory. |
BusinessWeek September 30, 2010 Alex Wayne |
The GOP Eyes Defunding Health Reform The House Republican plan to deny funds to Obama's health overhaul could be difficult and risky. |
Reason May 2005 Nick Gillespie |
Rant: Straight-Talkin' Prudes There are silver linings in the Senate Republicans' critical agenda. |
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Lorraine Woellert |
A Phony Cure Congress appears to be on the verge of passing legislation that would shift most big class actions out of state court. Is this really reform? Don't believe it. |
InternetNews January 21, 2004 Roy Mark |
Net Access Tax Ban Still Anyone's Guess Tech trade group accuses states of an election year power play to gain taxing authority over the Internet. |
National Defense October 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Candidates Imprecise On Pentagon Spending Neither President George W. Bush nor his opponent, Sen. John F. Kerry, has dwelt to any great degree on the nuts and bolts of military spending. |